Carolina de Jesus
Carolina Maria de Jesus (1915-1977) was a favelada (slum dweller) from the the city of São Paulo that gained fame in the 1960s after the […]
Month: November 2011
Erika
Erika is a Samba school, Carnaval dancer from one of São Paulo’s most traditional Samba schools
Erika
Erika is a Samba school, Carnaval dancer from one of São Paulo’s most traditional Samba schools
Actress/model Aizita Nascimento
Trained as a registered nurse, the Rio de Janeiro born Aizita Nascimento (1939 -) was also an actress and model that appeared in both Brazilian […]
Aizita Nascimento
Trained as a registered nurse, Aizita Nascimento was also a actress and model that appeared in both Brazilian film and television. She won the Miss […]
Ana
Ana, a Samba school, Carnaval dancer based in Rio de Janeiro
Ana
Ana, a Samba school, Carnaval dancer based in Rio de Janeiro
Laudelina Campos Mello
Born in the city of Poços de Caldas, in the state of Minas Gerais, in 1904, Mello worked as a domestic and became the first […]
Laudelina Campos Mello: Union leader and militant against racial discrimination
Born in the city of Poços de Caldas, in the state of Minas Gerais, in 1904, Mello worked as a domestic and became the first […]
Renée
Renée, a Carnaval dancer from one of São Paulo’s Samba schools.
Renée
Renée, a Carnaval dancer from one of São Paulo’s Samba schools.
Benedita da Silva
Benedita da Silva is the ultimate example of overcoming adversity in life to success. Having faced poverty and prejudice due to her race and her […]
Benedita da Silva
Benedita da Silva is the ultimate example of overcoming adversity in life to success. Having faced poverty and prejudice due to her race and her […]
Matilde Ribeiro
Matilde is a political activist and the former Special Secretary of Politics of the Promotion of Racial Equality under the Lula da Silva administration. Ribeiro […]
